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Uniper receives €2.375M funding notification for Krummhoern hydrogen storage pilot

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The climate crisis and the war against Ukraine are forcing us to push ahead with the energy transition at top speed. Storing electricity converted to hydrogen is important for balancing supply and demand fluctuations in the future. It has long been clear that the energy transition cannot be achieved with electrons alone.

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How Engineers Can Help Protect Earth From Worsening Climate Change

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The day reminds us of the need to protect our planet and its ecosystems against the worsening climate crisis. The climate crisis is threatening people across the world, as well as every species of animal and plant life. Climate change is a global societal crisis that is causing devastating consequences.

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TAE Technologies exceeds fusion reactor performance goals by 250% as company closes $250M round; $1.2B to date

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TAE’s fifth-generation reactor, Norman, was unveiled in 2017 and was designed to keep plasma stable at 30 million degrees Celsius. TAE’s safe, non-radioactive approach avoids carbon and particulate emissions, mitigating any impact on the environment or climate change. TAE’s sixth-generation fusion reactor Copernicus.

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Can Software Save the World at a Profit?

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Can software save the world from climate change and other environmental threats? We’re not going to know the answer to that question for a very long time, but a venture capital firm is betting that companies that develop business management software for addressing climate change can be profitable while they are trying.

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Mercedes-Benz expands plug-in hybrid rollout with 2 models this year; new battery tech in S 500 e in 2017

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The next major technology jump will be made in 2017, starting with the facelift of the S 500 e—a fully electric operating range exceeding 50 km (31 miles) will be made possible by a further development of the lithium-ion battery together with a further optimized, intelligent operating strategy. Click to enlarge.

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This Startup Is Building the Internet of Underwater Things

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Billions of “intelligent objects” packed with sensors are connected to each other and to servers, capturing and exchanging, in real time, huge amounts of data. Well, not all of our planet: IoT does not connect us to seas and oceans. This blind spot is rather striking. This blind spot is rather striking. and Norway.

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IEA finds CO2 emissions flat for third straight year even as global economy grew in 2016

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The decline was driven by a surge in shale gas supplies and more attractive renewable power that displaced coal. In 2016, renewables supplied more than half the global electricity demand growth, with hydro accounting for half of that share. IEA will explore US and natural gas prospects in details in the next World Energy Outlook 2017.

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